Transfer of Escherichia coli O157:H7 to iceberg lettuce via simulated field coring

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 465-472

  Taormina, Peter J ^a   Beuchat, Larry R ^a   Erickson, Marilyn C ^a   Ma, L I ^a   Zhang, Guodong ^a   Doyle, Michael P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESCHERICHIA COLI; LACTUCA;

CHLORINE; DISINFECTANT AGENT;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; EQUIPMENT; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD CONTROL; FOOD HANDLING; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; LETTUCE; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; PRODUCT SAFETY;

CHLORINE; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; DISINFECTANTS; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; HUMANS; LETTUCE;

EID: 62349106847     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-72.3.465     Document Type: Article

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